Mie: Caprice for Eight Musicians
Winner of the 2011 BMI Student Composer Awards
Scored for 2 Eb Clarinets, 2 Trombones, 2 Percussion, Viola, and Cello
Completed in 2008
Duration: 10 minutes
Premiered on March 8, 2009 in Los Angeles, California
University of Southern California Contemporary Music Ensemble
Case Scaglione, Conductor
Scored for 2 Eb Clarinets, 2 Trombones, 2 Percussion, Viola, and Cello
Completed in 2008
Duration: 10 minutes
Premiered on March 8, 2009 in Los Angeles, California
University of Southern California Contemporary Music Ensemble
Case Scaglione, Conductor
Program Note
Mie is a highly intense and emotional pose struck in traditional Japanese Kabuki theatre that signifies the height of tension and drama. A mie pose typically involves swinging the head, taking a large step forward, spreading the arms, and often, crossing the eyes. The actor strikes the pose and then freezes briefly, at which point all other actors on the stage also stop their movements; the full attention of the audience and actors alike is focused on the mie pose.
Mie is a highly intense and emotional pose struck in traditional Japanese Kabuki theatre that signifies the height of tension and drama. A mie pose typically involves swinging the head, taking a large step forward, spreading the arms, and often, crossing the eyes. The actor strikes the pose and then freezes briefly, at which point all other actors on the stage also stop their movements; the full attention of the audience and actors alike is focused on the mie pose.